UAE Civil Transactions Law

Article 1089

Book Three: Original Real Rights (in Rem) · Section One: Right of Ownership · Chapter Two: Co-Ownership in Common · Part Six: Ownership of Floors and Apartments

1. If the owners of the floors or various apartments of a building are multiple, they shall be deemed partners in the ownership of the land and the parts of the building designated for common use by all, or any other part registered as such or required by the nature of the building to be jointly owned. This shall specifically include the following: a. The structure of the building, the foundations, pillars, columns, and walls which support the building or the ceilings. b. The common separating walls between the units, and the walls designated for chimneys. c. The storerooms used as service rooms, and the areas designated for waste. d. The chimneys and ventilation shafts intended for toilets, kitchens, downpipes and drains. e. The entrances, facades, stairs and their enclosures, corridors, hallways, basements, elevators, and emergency exits. f. The rooms of guards and the areas designated for them and other workers in the service of the building. g. Cooling systems and all other types of pipes, installations, and common utilities connections, such as installations for lighting, water, drainage, natural gas, internet, and satellite dishes and their accessories, except for those located within a real estate unit whose benefit is confined to the owner of the real estate unit. h. Sports facilities and facilities intended for rest and recreation and the like. i. Equipment and devices that provide common services and the places where they are located. j. Courtyards, external corridors, walkways, gardens, parking lots, waiting areas, and gathering places. k. The final roofs in the buildings according to the provisions of the building legislation. 2. All of the above, unless otherwise provided in the title deeds or in a special law.

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